Immunocore and Argenx Among Fast-Track Hopefuls At EMA

Five Accelerated Assessment Decisions Due, Including On Tebentafusp And Efgartigimod

EU reviewers will decide this week whether to grant accelerated assessment to a handful of new dug candidates that will soon be filed for approval.

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Immunocore should find out this week whether its investigational immunotherapy and lead drug candidate, tebentafusp, will be fast-tracked through the EU review process when the company files for approval. Tebentafusp is a potential treatment for patients with previously untreated metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the eye. 

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